失敗は成功のもと（しっぱいはせいこうのもと）
JLPT N2 · noun
Meaning: failure is the mother of success
Example sentences
- 失敗は成功のもとだから、あきらめない。 — Failure is the mother of success, so don't give up.
- 失敗は成功のもとと信じて挑戦する。 — Believing that failure is the mother of success, he takes on the challenge.
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